From Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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Minister Martin today announced the provision of €500,000 in capital funding to support the National Gallery of Ireland acquisitions programme for 2020. This support has enabled the National Gallery of Ireland to acquire a number of important works for the national collection, and to secure further acquisitions in the coming weeks. The works cover the full range of the Gallery’s holdings in Irish and international art. This includes old masters and more recent art, and art made in different media, including photography, which is a new focus for the Gallery.
The acquisitions will include:
• Juan Carreño de Miranda (Aviles 1614-1685 Madrid), The Adoration of the Magi, mid-1660s, oil on canvas;
• Two works from Daphne Wright's Maple Road Sunflowers series;
• A collection of works by Jill Freedman (1939-2019);
• A self-portrait by Imogen Stuart ;
• Portrait of Samuel Beckett, 1961 by Reginald Gray.
Minister Martin said, "Throughout the pandemic, my Department, as well as the bodies and projects supported by it, have continued to operate in dynamic and inventive ways. Similarly, there are opportunities for collections to continue to evolve and by providing funding to support new acquisitions at the National Gallery, this ensures the collection remains engaging, relevant and provides exciting, new offerings to visitors."
Sean Rainbird, Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, today commented, ”In these extraordinary times for the cultural sector, the National Gallery of Ireland warmly welcomes this generous support from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. This assistance has allowed us to expand the national collection which of course belongs to the people of Ireland. We look forward to welcoming our visitors to discover this diverse range of works on the walls of their National Gallery. We are grateful for these additional funds and I would like to thank the Department for their continued support of the National Gallery of Ireland.